,,ii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,s4 #ajfg  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,may #bc1 #bjac ,mrs4  
,%ahe5 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,reid1 ,mrs4     
,gillibr&1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,mr4 ,begi*1  
,mr4 ,coons1 & ,mr4 ,frank57 introduc$ !
 foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 read twice & ref]r$ 
to ! ,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1  
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,a ,,bill  ,to      
e/abli% )9 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,education !   
,innovation ,inspiration s*ool grant    
program1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort   
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z !         
,innovation ,inspiration ,s*ool ,grant  
,program ,act4  #b4 ,f9d+s ,congress    
makes ! foll[+ f9d+s3  7#a7 ,accord+ to 
! ,national ,sci5ce ,bo>d's #bjaj       
,sci5ce & ,eng9e]+ ,indicators1 only #e 
p]c5t ( college graduates 9 ! ,unit$    
,/ates major 9 eng9e]+4 ,9 ,asia1 ab\t  
#bj p]c5t ( all baccalaureate degrees   
are 9 eng9e]+ & 9 ,*9a ab\t #cc p]c5t ( 
baccalaureate degrees are 9 eng9e]+4    
7#b7 ,al?\gh #d? grad]s 9 ! ,unit$      
,/ates score well aga9/ int]national    

competition1 /ud5ts 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
fall ne> ! bottom or dead la/ by #ab?   
grade 9 ma!matics & sci5ce1             
respectively4  7#c7 ,admissions         
requirem5ts = und]graduate eng9e]+      
s*ools include a solid backgr\nd 9      
ma!matics 7algebra1 geometry1           
trigonometry1 & calculus7 & sci5ce      
7biology1 *emi/ry1 & physics71 9        
addition to c\rses 9 ,engli%1 social    
/udies1 & humanities4  7#d7 ,accord+ to 
! ,bureau ( ,labor ,/ati/ics1 ov]all    
eng9e]+ employm5t is expect$ to gr[ by  
#aa p]c5t f #bjjh ?r\gh #bjah1 &1 z a   
gr\p1 eng9e]s e>n "s ( ! highe/ av]age  
/>t+ sal>ies among individuals hold+    
baccalaureate degrees4  7#e7 ,accord+ to
 ! ,dep>tm5t ( ,labor1 eng9e]s %\ld be  
creative1 inquisitive1 analytical1 &    
detail-ori5t$4 ,eng9e]s %\ld be able to 
"w z "p ( a team & to communicate well1 
bo? orally & 9 writ+4 ,communication    
abilities are becom+ increas+ly         
important z eng9e]s int]act m frequ5tly 
) speciali/s 9 a wide range ( fields    

outside eng9e]+4  7#f7 ,exposure to     
project- & problem-bas$ le>n+1 9 a      
competitive team environm5t1 gives #i?  
?r\gh #ab? grad]s ! skills t !y ne$ to  
be successful 9 eng9e]+ programs ( /udy 
& eng9e]+ c>e]s4  7#g7 ,accord+ to      
,br&eis ,univ]sity's ,c5t] = ,y\? &     
,communities1 p>ticipants 9 ,,fir/      
,robotics 7a nonpr(it organization t    
inspires "y p to be sci5ce & te*nology  
lead]s by engag+ ! "y p 9 m5tor-bas$    
programs7--  7,a7 are m likely ?an      
nonp>ticipants to att5d an in/itution ( 
high] education on a full-"t basis 7#hh 
p]c5t v]sus #ec p]c5t72  7,b7 are ne>ly 
#b times z likely to major 9 a sci5ce or
 eng9e]+ field2 &  7,c7 are m ?an #c    
times z likely to h major$ specifically 
9 eng9e]+4  #c4 ,def9itions ,9 ?is ,act3
  7#a7 ,local educational ag5cy ,! t]m  
local educational ag5cy has ! mean+ giv5
 ! t]m 9 section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y &  
,second>y ,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj  
,u4,s4,c4 #ghja74  7#b7 ,l[-income /ud5t
 ,! t]m l[-income /ud5t means a /ud5t :o

 is eligible = free or r$uc$ price lun* 
"u ! ,ri*>d ,b4 ,russell ,national      
,s*ool ,lun* ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #agea  
et seq474  7#c7 ,second>y s*ool ,! t]m  
second>y s*ool has ! mean+ giv5 ! t]m 9 
section #iaja ( ! ,elem5t>y & ,second>y 
,education ,act ( #aife 7#bj ,u4,s4,c4  
#ghja74  7#d7 ,secret>y ,! t]m ,secret>y
 means ! ,secret>y ( ,education4  7#e7  
,,/em ,! t]m ,,/em means sci5ce1        
te*nology1 eng9e]+ 7includ+ robotics71  
or ma!matics4  7#f7 ,non-,traditional   
,,/em ,tea*+ ,me?od ,! t]m              
non-traditional ,,/em tea*+ me?od means 
a ,,/em education me?od or /rategy su* z
 incorporat+ self-direct$ /ud5t le>n+1  
inquiry-bas$ le>n+1 coop]ative le>n+ 9  
small gr\ps1 collaboration ) m5tors 9 ! 
field ( /udy1 & p>ticipation 9          
,,/em-relat$ competitions4  #d4         
,innovative inspiration s*ool grant     
program  7a7 ,goals ( program ,! goals (
 ! ,innovation ,inspiration grant       
program are--  7#a7 to provide          
opportunities = local educational       

ag5cies to support non-traditional ,,/em
 education tea*+ me?ods2  7#b7 to       
support ! p>ticipation ( /ud5ts 9       
nonpr(it ,,/em competitions2  7#c7 to   
fo/] innovation & broad5 int]e/ 91 &    
access to1 c>e]s 9 ! ,,/em fields by    
inve/+ 9 programs support$ by educators 
& pr(essional m5tors :o receive h&s-on  
tra9+ & ongo+ communications t /r5g!n ! 
int]actions ( ! educators & m5tors )--  
7,a7 /ud5ts :o are involv$ 9 ,,/em      
activities2 &  7,b7 o!r /ud5ts 9 ! ,,/em
 classrooms & communities ( su*         
educators & m5tors2 &  7#d7 to enc\rage 
collaboration among /ud5ts1 eng9e]s1 &  
pr(essional m5tors4  7b7 ,program       
au?oriz$  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,! ,secret>y is 
au?oriz$ to aw>d grants1 on a           
competitive basis1 to local educational 
ag5cies to enable ! local educational   
ag5cies--  7,a7 to promote ,,/em 9      
second>y s*ools & aft] s*ool programs2  
7,b7 to support ! p>ticipation (        
second>y s*ool /ud5ts 9 non-traditional 
,,/em tea*+ me?ods2 &  7,c7 to broad5   

second>y s*ool /ud5ts' access to c>e]s 9
 ,,/em4  7#b7 ,duration ,! ,secret>y    
%all aw>d ea* grant "u ?is ,act = a     
p]iod ( n m ?an #e ye>s4  7#c7 ,am\nts  
,! ,secret>y %all aw>d a grant "u ?is   
,act 9 an am\nt t is suffici5t to c>ry  
out ! goals ( ?is ,act4  7c7            
,application  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* local  
educational ag5cy desir+ a grant "u ?is 
,act %all submit an application to !    
,secret>y at su* "t1 9 su* mann]1 &     
conta9+ su* in=mation z ! ,secret>y may 
reasonably require4  7#b7 ,cont5ts ,!   
application %all1 at a m9imum1 include a
 description ( h[ ! local educational   
ag5cy w--  7,a7 c>ry out ,,/em tea*+    
programs t w use a non-traditional ,,/em
 tea*+ me?od2  7,b7 id5tify & recruit   
p>tn]s & m5tors--  7i7 to help c>ry out 
! programs describ$ 9 subp>agraph 7,a72 
&  7ii7 to assi/ /ud5ts :o p>ticipate 9 
su* programs1 includ+ ?r\gh             
te*nology-support$ means2  7,c7 support 
educators :o lead su* programs1 &       
p>ticipants 9 su* programs1 ?r\gh /ip5ds

 or o!r inc5tives2  7,d7 recruit "y wom5
 & individuals f populations hi/orically
 und]repres5t$ 9 ! ,,/em fields to      
p>ticipate 9 su* programs2  7,e7 id5tify
 public & private p>tn]s t c support su*
 programs ) ca% or 9-k9d contributions2 
7,f7 plan = su/a9+ su* programs         
f9ancially beyond ! grant p]iod2 &  7,g7
 evaluate ! grant project & ! results ( 
! grant project among p>ticipat+ /ud5ts1
 includ+--  7i7 comp>+ /ud5ts :o        
p>ticipate 9 ! grant project to simil>  
/ud5ts :o d n p>ticipate2 &  7ii7       
evaluat+--  7,i7 second>y s*ool         
graduation rates2  7,,ii7 rates (       
att5dance at in/itutions ( high]        
education2  7,,iii7 ! numb] ( /ud5ts    
tak+ advanc$ ,,/em relat$ second>y s*ool
 classes2 &  7,,iv7 ! ability ( /ud5ts  
p>ticipat+ 9 ! grant project to p>tn] ) 
pr(essional m5tors4  7#c7 ,priority ,9  
aw>d+ grants "u ?is section1 ! ,secret>y
 %all give priority to applications f   
local educational ag5cies t propose to  
c>ry out activities t t>get--  7,a7 a   

rural or urban s*ool2  7,b7 a l[-p]=m+  
s*ool or local educational ag5cy2 or    
7,c7 a local educational ag5cy or s*ool 
t s]ves l[-income /ud5ts4  7d7 ,uses (  
funds  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,ea* local         
educational ag5cy t receives a grant "u 
?is ,act %all use ! grant funds = any ( 
! foll[+3  7,a7 ,,/em education & c>e]  
activities ,promotion ( ,,/em education 
& c>e] activities4  7,b7 ,pur*ase ( p>ts
 ,! pur*ase ( p>ts & supplies ne$$ to   
support p>ticipation 9 non-traditional  
,,/em tea*+ me?ods4  7,c7 ,tea*]        
inc5tives & /ip5ds ,inc5tives & /ip5ds =
 tea*]s involv$ 9 non-traditional ,,/em 
tea*+ me?ods outside ( _! regul> tea*+  
duties4  7,d7 ,support & exp5ses        
,support & exp5ses = /ud5t p>ticipation 
9 regional & national nonpr(it ,,/em    
competitions4  7,e7 ,additional mat]ials
 & support ,additional mat]ials &       
support1 su* z equipm5t1 facility use1  
te*nology1 broadb& access1 & o!r        
exp5ses1 directly associat$ )           
non-traditional ,,/em tea*+ & m5tor+4   

7,f7 ,evaluation ,c>ry+ out ! evaluation
 describ$ 9 subsection 7c77#b77;,g74    
7,g7 ,o!r ,activities ,c>ry+ out o!r    
activities t are relat$ to ! goals ( !  
grant program1 z describ$ 9 subsection  
7a74  7#b7 ,prohibition ,a local        
educational ag5cy %all n use grant funds
 aw>d$ "u ?is ,act to p>ticipate 9 any  
,,/em competition t is n a nonpr(it     
competition4  7#c7 ,adm9i/rative co/s   
,ea* local educational ag5cy t receives 
a grant "u ?is ,act may use n m ?an #b  
p]c5t ( ! grant funds = co/s relat$ to !
 adm9i/ration ( ! grant project4  7e7   
,mat*+ requirem5t  7#a7 ,9 g5]al        
,subject to p>agraph 7#b71 ea* local    
educational ag5cy t receives a grant "u 
?is ,act %all secure1 t[>d ! co/ ( !    
activities assi/$ "u ! grant1 f         
non-,f$]al s\rces1 an am\nt equal to #ej
 p]c5t ( ! grant4 ,! non-,f$]al         
contribution may be provid$ 9 ca% or 9  
k9d4  7#b7 ,waiv] ,! ,secret>y may waive
 all or "p ( ! mat*+ requirem5t describ$
 9 p>agraph 7#a7 = a local educational  

ag5cy if ! ,secret>y det]m9es t apply+ !
 mat*+ requirem5t w\ld result 9 a s]i\s 
f9ancial h>d%ip or a f9ancial inability 
to c>ry out ! goals ( ! grant project4  
7f7 ,supplem5t1 n supplant ,grant funds 
provid$ to a local educational ag5cy "u 
?is ,act %all be us$ to supplem5t1 & n  
supplant1 funds t w\ld o!rwise be us$ = 
activities au?oriz$ "u ?is ,act4  7g7   
,evaluation ,! ,secret>y %all e/abli% an
 evaluation program to det]m9e !        
efficacy ( ! grant program e/abli%$ by  
?is ,act1 :i* %all include comp>+ /ud5ts
 p>ticipat+ 9 a grant project fund$ "u  
?is ,act to simil> /ud5ts :o d n s      
p>ticipate1 9 ord] to assess ! impact ( 
/ud5t p>ticipation on--  7#a7 :at c\rses
 a /ud5t takes 9 ! future2 &  7#b7 a    
/ud5t's po/second>y /udy4  7h7          
,au?orization ( appropriations  7#a7 ,9 
g5]al ,!re are au?oriz$ to be           
appropriat$ to c>ry out ?is ,act su*    
sums z may be necess>y = ea* ( ! fiscal 
ye>s #bjad ?r\gh #bjah4  7#b7           
,limitations ,( ! am\nts appropriat$ "u 

p>agraph 7#a7 = a fiscal ye>1 n m ?an #b
 p]c5t %all be us$ = ! evaluation       
describ$ "u subsection 7g74